Improvement in shirts



Anm [Omen 1 SAMUEL- H, ,FURMANANDCHABLESE 'FUnMAn2 on Nn'wfYonl; N. Y.

nMPRoVEMENT IN SHIRTS.

Speciticxttionforming part o f Letters Patent No. 42,36%, 'dated' Apri] 9, IEl; antedated Aprile, 1.864.-

Be it known that' we, SAMUEL H. FURMN and CHARLES E. FURMAN, of the city, county, and State of N ew York, have invented an Im-l -proved vDress-Shirt; and we herebydeclare and' exact description thereof, reference being had to the' that the orowing" is 'amfuln clear,

Our invention consists in manufacturing a' shirt with studs permanently attached in the place ot' the ord'xxary buttons, and in solconstrncting the sleeves as to avoid the necessity `f`or either buttons or studs,rwhil'e at the same time the wristbands present the ordinary appearance.

We attach the studs by cutting a slit in the ffabric suciently large to receive them, which slit is then closedsupibysewingjso as to tit around the shaft of the stud.4 We make the wristbands similar in sbape to the`present -Fig. 2 shows the largeenough to allow the hand (when the tingers are closed together with'the thumb across the palm) to be thrust throughit, but smallenough to prevent the'hand returning when fully opened out; A Fig. 1 shows a shirt constructed as described.

The .studs are indicated by the lettersV c, and

Vare readily placed Wherever fastenings. are rek quired.

wristbandstcgether, audit will be observed that the stitching of the edge is carried down the sides at t' when they are sewed together.

What 'we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A shirty with permanently-attached studs and 'closed wristbands withoutgbuttons or studs, constructed substantially ,as described.

q -sAMUEn H. FURMAN.

)HARLESE FURMAN.

Witnesses: v

WM. G. BLACKBURN, UHAs. MORRILL.

Wristband, but stitch. the edges together, as shown at t', Fig. 2, taking care to make it manner of 'stitching 4the 

